Saturday, August 22, 2015

As one of the twelve
Guardians, Urian has spent the last several centuries in a constant
battle to keep the inhabitants of Earth’s Realms under control.
Humanity has to evolve, hell beasts need to die, and Immortals need
mates. But lately, Uri's mind is overrun with thoughts of when his sexy
voyeur will find him again, watching him from the shadows, continuing
their wicked game. All Guardians are forbidden contact with the little
goddess and her brothers, but his need for her escalating, he finds it
increasingly difficult to keep from pinning her down on the nearest
surface and making her his.

Alexandra has managed to evade the
Guardians and being cast out from the human Realm for centuries, ever
since the Creators sent the Gods to sleep for their sins against
humanity and banished all Immortals. Always sensing that she was needed
on Earth, only once has Alex gone against her instincts and the price
she paid will forever haunt her. It is for that reason she forces
herself to stay away from the only male who has ever truly enticed her.
The only one who has ever made her long for what she knows is
dangerous.

In a desperate need to help her beloved brother, she
will have to go to the enthralling Guardian, her dark obsession, and
even though he will surely attempt to exile her, she won't go easily…

After
starting the series with book 3 - and loving it - of course that I had
to go back, to the beginning of it all, and read the first two. Best
choice I've ever made.

First, of course that everything made more sense. While yes, the story line is complex, in book 1, everything is laid out.

Uri's
a Guardian; Alex is a demi-goddess. They have a habit, for the lack of a
better word - and it's a pretty hot one, may I add!

After
practically playing cat and mouse, things are taken to a new level,
because Alex needs Uri's help. I love how, besides the main characters'
love story, we get a second one too. Plus, since it's all in 3rd person,
we get to see pretty much everything else that happens.

These
two are perfect for each other. Of course that Uri's alpha, possessive,
while Alex is strong and can hold her own. She is a demi-goddess, after
all.

Throw in some bad guys that are experimenting on innocents,
kidnappings, whirlwind romances and very steamy sex scenes, and you get
the perfect book, practically.

This series became a fave.
Truly. I don't have one fave character because I love them all. Okay, so
maybe I'm partial to the baddest of them all, Drake. Can you blame me?

5 stars. Perfect start to a series. It also hints at what comes next.

***Copy received from NetGalley***

Title: Ecstasy Claimed

Author: Setta Jay

Series: Guardians of the Realms #2

Release Date: March 26th 2014

Synopsis

Gregoire has spent
centuries with his brother Guardians fighting for the safety and
security of the Realms. Endless decades of battling mixed with bouts of
mindless sex to sate his needs. Needs that haven’t truly been
fulfilled since she was born. The one destined to be his bonded mate.
For the last twenty five years Gregoire has kept his distance giving her
time to grow into a female who is capable of handling his intense
dominance.

Alyssa has done everything that was expected of her,
until the day she finds out she has a mate who has left her unclaimed.
Unheard of when mates are rare and coveted. Even worse is the fact that
he is the most powerful of her race and a Guardian of the Realms.
Furious at the rejection she decides she is now in charge of her life.
No more will she allow others to rule her.

Against the backdrop
of evil forces that are conspiring to topple the Realms, can Gregoire
find his wayward mate before she is taken by corrupt Immortals? Can
Alyssa forgive him and learn to exert her own female power while
surrendering to his savage passion? And will the two of them be able to
forge a mate bond that cannot be severed... or will they be forever
cursed with an Ecstasy Unclaimed?

I love that it's a continuous story line, picking it off right where the previous book ended.

Gregoire
is the most alpha of all the Guardians, so far. They're all possessive,
don't get me wrong, but G takes it to a whole new level. And it's HOT!

Unlike
other Immortals, he had known his mate since she was born. Being a
rough type and very intense, he didn't let his mate know they were meant
to be when she turned eighteen, the age an Immortal can be mated.

Alyssa
finds out and she feels unwanted. So, she takes her best friend, Rain,
and they up and leave to an island where they can relax but also find
pleasure at the hands of other Immortals.

Of course that Gregoire doesn't take that well and he's off to finally claim his little mate.

Alyssa may be innocent, but she's far from naive and a doormat. She speaks her mind, whether Gregoire likes it or not.

I love the gradual process of them coming together and falling for each other.

Of course that it's not all rainbows and sunshine, so the bad guys are still running amok, doing their experimenting.

The
feels I got from reading this book... They were all there. It's never a
dull moment, with these characters. Nor does it lack the
'sweet-baby-cherubs-that-is-HOT' factor.

5 stars. Nothing more to add, other than read these books.

Author Bio

Setta Jay is the author author of the popular
Guardians of the Realms Series. She's garnered attention and rave
reviews in the paranormal romance world for writing smart, slightly
innocent heroines and intense alpha males. She loves writing stories
that incorporate a strong plot with a heavy dose of heat. Her influences
include Judith McNaught who she feels writes a smart heroine to
perfection, Gena Showalter, Maya Banks and Lora Leigh. You can often
find her writing compared to JR Ward, but if you are a fan of the Black
Dagger Brotherhood be warned that Setta Jay’s novels are more erotic in
nature.

Born a California girl, she currently resides in Idaho
with her husband of ten plus years who she describes as incredibly sexy
and supportive, even when it’s Willy Wednesday on Twitter. ;)

She loves to hear from readers so feel free to find her on social media or send her an email and she will happily reply.